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Comment on Here’s what the world had to say about the AI economy in ~tech
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Here’s what the world had to say about the AI economy
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
nic Link ParentI am intimately familiar with American enthocentrism. I don't know how he knew. But he knew.I am intimately familiar with American enthocentrism. I don't know how he knew. But he knew.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
nic Link ParentYou know this is literally what Yahoo.com looked like thirty years ago?You know this is literally what Yahoo.com looked like thirty years ago?
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Comment on Anticipating a world where LLM use is widespread in ~tech
nic Link... proceeds to predict what the AI traffic jam will look like. If you have ever tried to contest a parking ticket, you will know it is already "a traffic jam." The first request is always...It is easy to predict an automobile in 1880; it is very hard to predict a traffic problem.
... proceeds to predict what the AI traffic jam will look like.
If you have ever tried to contest a parking ticket, you will know it is already "a traffic jam." The first request is always rejected with a form letter. You have to appeal, and sometimes put some skin in the game with a payment, in order to get an actual genuine human to look at your appeal. If governments wanted to reject unemployment claims, they just would. The process is hard because it's a government process. Even their procurement processes are nightmarish.
Support organizations aren't rolling out agents to fuck with their customers. They are trying to minimize cost, while still providing some level of customer support.
The most likely issues with Gen AI will become us becoming more stupid, less able to think critically, and more awash with advertising and spam on the internet.
It's way to soon to predict what issues Agentic AI will produce, except perhaps a bunch of unemployed programmers, artists, and maybe business folks.
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Comment on Megathread: April Fools' Day 2026 on the internet in ~talk
nic Link ParentIn the Americas fanny refers to the backside, elsewhere, fanny refers to the frontside. I know LPL is from the USA, but this makes so much more sense if he were using the UK use of the word.In the Americas fanny refers to the backside, elsewhere, fanny refers to the frontside.
I know LPL is from the USA, but this makes so much more sense if he were using the UK use of the word.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
nic LinkA man used AI to call 3,000 Irish bartenders to track the cost of Guinness. Now pubs are lowering their prices to compete Archive Link He used ElevenLabs to call up all the pubs, and publish their...He used ElevenLabs to call up all the pubs, and publish their prices here, after overpaying for a Guinness.
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Comment on Weekly US politics news and updates thread - week of March 30 in ~society
nic LinkThe People Trump Pardoned Are on a Crime SpreeThe People Trump Pardoned Are on a Crime Spree
On March 5, a court in Florida sentenced Andrew Paul Johnson to life in prison for molesting a 12-year-old boy and a girl of the same age. To keep the children quiet, Mr. Johnson is said to have promised to bequeath to them part of a Jan. 6 restitution payment from the federal government that he claimed he would receive. He used the online gaming platforms Discord and Roblox to reach out to the children after Mr. Trump freed him from prison. On Jan. 6, Mr. Johnson entered the Capitol through a broken window and accosted police officers.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
nic Link Parent...which doesn't make it any less likely to be a murder. The phrasing is really weird. The police initially thought it was murder. But... the police couldn't find the murder weapon or shell......which doesn't make it any less likely to be a murder.
The phrasing is really weird.
- The police initially thought it was murder.
- But... the police couldn't find the murder weapon or shell casings.
.... - Therefore... suicide!
If you read it at a surface level, it suggests that because no casings were found, the cops naturally concluded it was not a murder.
I think what probably happened, is because there was no easy evidence of murder, they started looking for other evidence that would let them close the case.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
nic Link ParentI'm guessing the official video, with scantily clad women all dancing happily to vibrant music, is still to come?I'm guessing the official video, with scantily clad women all dancing happily to vibrant music, is still to come?
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
nic Link ParentDid the balloon take the shell casings away as well? Who expects a murderer to leave both murder weapon and shells conveniently lying around?Police initially thought it was murder, but couldn’t find a weapon or shell casings.
One detective theorized that Abrahamson tied the gun to a string, shot himself, then the weather balloon took the gun far away from the scene of the crime.
Did the balloon take the shell casings away as well?
Who expects a murderer to leave both murder weapon and shells conveniently lying around?
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
nic Link ParentOddly enough, while you seem to make logical sense, I find myself trusting the guy who is delicious, over someone who may or may not be in the deep pockets of big chocolate.Oddly enough, while you seem to make logical sense, I find myself trusting the guy who is delicious, over someone who may or may not be in the deep pockets of big chocolate.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
nic Link ParentI originally read the abridged version, and I didn't even notice. I've been meaning to read/ listen too the full, unabridged version, maybe now is the time.I originally read the abridged version, and I didn't even notice. I've been meaning to read/ listen too the full, unabridged version, maybe now is the time.
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Comment on TV Tuesdays Free Talk in ~tv
nic Link ParentHe lacks that "never seen sunlight for 15 years" vibe. I was thinking more Johnny Depp a few decades ago.He lacks that "never seen sunlight for 15 years" vibe. I was thinking more Johnny Depp a few decades ago.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
nic Link ParentAh fuck me, and there I was trying to avoid laughing too hard.Ah fuck me, and there I was trying to avoid laughing too hard.
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
nic Link ParentEach bar has a unique batch code. Why? This is why! Some VP in KitKat is having the biggest case of "I told you so's"Each bar has a unique batch code.
Why? This is why!
Some VP in KitKat is having the biggest case of "I told you so's"
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
nic Link ParentWith unique barcodes nonetheless! Maybe they just wanted the truck? Maybe they are going to use the truck as part of an overly elaborate heist! Maybe they will secretly substitute a shipment of...With unique barcodes nonetheless!
Maybe they just wanted the truck?
Maybe they are going to use the truck as part of an overly elaborate heist!
Maybe they will secretly substitute a shipment of famous art with the equivalent weight in chocolate, and no one will be the wiser until it is too late!
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Comment on Offbeat Fridays – The thread where offbeat headlines become front page news in ~news
nic Link12 tons of KitKat bars stolen in chocolaty heist in Europe, Nestle says12 tons of KitKat bars stolen in chocolaty heist in Europe, Nestle says
"We've always encouraged people to have a break with KitKat," a spokesperson told AFP, referring to its famous catchphrase. "But it seems thieves have taken the message too literally and made a break with more than 12 tons of our chocolate."
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Comment on I think Tildes moderators and admins may need to make a decision regarding how to handle Harry Potter related posts in ~tildes
nic Link ParentI value this response. Please know... Many of us have had threads deleted, threads moved, and threads locked. I expect something similar to happen to this thread in a few. There is likely to be no...I value this response. Please know... Many of us have had threads deleted, threads moved, and threads locked. I expect something similar to happen to this thread in a few. There is likely to be no explanation. Sometimes for the good of the community these threads simply disappear. Deimos' moderation style can take a little getting used too. But it works.
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72% saying AI made daily life better.
People only trust their doctor more to act in their best interest. The trust ChatGPT or similar over social media, elected officials, community leaders, faith leaders, and civil servants.